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Sir Christopher Wren (architect)
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  • 1. Where was Sir Christopher Wren born?
A) London, England
B) Paris, France
C) Florence, Italy
D) East Knoyle, Wiltshire
  • 2. Which famous building did Sir Christopher Wren design in London?
A) Tower of London
B) St. Paul's Cathedral
C) Buckingham Palace
D) Westminster Abbey
  • 3. In what year did Sir Christopher Wren pass away?
A) 1845
B) 1723
C) 1799
D) 1650
  • 4. What was Sir Christopher Wren's profession?
A) Poet
B) Painter
C) Architect
D) Sculptor
  • 5. Which English monarch knighted Sir Christopher Wren?
A) Elizabeth I
B) George III
C) Henry VIII
D) Charles II
  • 6. Where did Sir Christopher Wren attend university?
A) Sorbonne University, Paris
B) Wadham College, Oxford
C) Harvard University
D) Trinity College, Cambridge
  • 7. Which architectural style is Sir Christopher Wren most associated with?
A) Baroque
B) Renaissance
C) Modernist
D) Gothic
  • 8. What honor was proposed for Wren after his death but was ultimately not realized?
A) A statue erected in Trafalgar Square
B) A commemorative coin issued by the Royal Mint
C) A national holiday in his honor
D) Burial in Westminster Abbey
  • 9. Who succeeded Sir Christopher Wren as Surveyor of Works?
A) Robert Hooke
B) Nicholas Hawksmoor
C) Inigo Jones
D) John Vanbrugh
  • 10. Wren's design for a new Saint Paul's Cathedral was influenced by which other architectural work?
A) Versailles Palace
B) Cathedral of Notre Dame
C) St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
D) Hagia Sophia
  • 11. In what year was Sir Christopher Wren appointed Surveyor of Works to Charles II?
A) 1692
B) 1669
C) 1654
D) 1715
  • 12. For which royal palace did Wren design a new riverside façade in 1698?
A) Windsor Castle
B) Buckingham Palace
C) Hampton Court Palace
D) Kensington Palace
  • 13. Which scientific society did Sir Christopher Wren help found in the 17th century?
A) Académie française
B) British Academy
C) Society for the Advancement of Science
D) Royal Society
  • 14. For which organization did Wren design the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford in the 1660s?
A) University of Oxford
B) Royal Academy of Arts
C) Royal Shakespeare Company
D) British Library
  • 15. What was the cause of Sir Christopher Wren's death at the age of 90?
A) Pneumonia
B) Drowning
C) Stroke
D) Fire-related injuries
  • 16. In which city did Sir Christopher Wren design St. Paul's Cathedral?
A) London
B) Paris
C) Berlin
D) Rome
  • 17. What was the main material used in the construction of St. Paul's Cathedral?
A) Marble
B) Brick
C) Iron
D) Portland stone
  • 18. During which war did Sir Christopher Wren serve as a military engineer?
A) American Revolutionary War
B) World War I
C) Napoleonic Wars
D) English Civil War
  • 19. Sir Christopher Wren designed the Royal Hospital in which city?
A) Chelsea
B) Edinburgh
C) Birmingham
D) Manchester
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